Stephen Mitchell (translator)

Stephen Mitchell (born 1943 in Brooklyn, New York)[1] is a poet, translator, scholar, and anthologist. He is married to Byron Katie,[2] founder of The Work.

Education

Stephen Mitchell was educated at Amherst College,[3] the University of Paris,[3] and Yale University.[3]

Career

Mitchell’s many books include the bestselling Tao Te Ching,[4] Gilgamesh,[5] The Iliad,[6][7][8][9] The Odyssey,[10] The Gospel According to Jesus, Bhagavad Gita,[11] The Book of Job,[12] The Second Book of the Tao, and The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. He was introduced to his wife in 2000,[13] and is coauthor of two of her bestselling books: Loving What Is and A Thousand Names for Joy.

Books

Poetry

Fiction

Nonfiction

Translations and adaptations

As editor

Children's books

References

  1. ""It's Not All Greek to Him" ''The Wall Street Journal''". online.wsj.com. September 20, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  2. "Byron Katie". Oprah.com. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  3. 1 2 3 ""About the Author" ''HarperCollins Publisher''". http://www.harpercollins.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. Mitchell, Stephen (1988). Tao Te Ching. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061142666.
  5. "'Gilgamesh': The Iraq War, 2500 B.C.". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  6. "It's Not All Greek to Him". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  7. "Conversation: Stephen Mitchell, Author of the New Translation of Homer's 'The Iliad'". NPR: National Public Radio. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  8. "What Do You Look for in Modern Translation?". The New York Times.
  9. "Back story: 'Iliad' translator Stephen Mitchell". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  10. "The Death of Argos". The New Yorker Magazine.
  11. "Bhagavad Gita: A New Translation". Publishers Weekly.
  12. "BOOKS OF THE TIMES: THE BOOK OF JOB.". The New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
  13. Reynolds, Susan Salter (2009-04-12). "The stillness within Stephen Mitchell". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-03-21.

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